Framed Portrait of a Boy

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Framed Portrait of a Boy

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.346

Description

A black and white portrait of a boy, wearing a button-down jacket and holding a hat in his hands. The photograph is inside a small gilded frame, which itself is inside a wooden frame with a navy blue velvet matte. The back of the frame has a small silver hook, for hanging.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Based on the style of portrait, it is most likely from sometime in the 1800s.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On a white sticker on the frame's glass

Transcription

24

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Length

7-1/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair